Library of Congress Blog"Light and liberty go together."Parting Shots- August 29, 2008 Carol Highsmith sent some images from yesterday&8217;s final day of convention festivities in Denver: In case you missed it, Wednesday is...http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=334 It Gonna Be There With Me- August 29, 2008 As the Gulf Coast holds its collective breath in preparation for Tropical Storm Gustav, it does so with an eerie sense of deja vu: It was exactly three years ago today that Hurricane Katrina made its devastating landfall. The Digital Reference Team at the Library of Congress has updated the Today in History page for Aug. 29 in acknowledgment of that anniversary. The page includes many compelling historical resources about New Orleans, the Gulf states, hurricanes and related topics. And it...http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=318 Pictures from Denver- August 28, 2008 Our &8220;convention correspondent,&8221; Carol M. Highsmith, burned the midnight oil to file her first dispatches from Denver (after 1 a.m. local time!) As promised, we bring you a sampling of the copyright-free images. And as previously mentioned, we will also post some highlights next week from the Twin Cities. President Bill Clinton Fires up the delegates. Senator Joe Biden accepts his party&8217;s vice-presidential nomination. Senator Barack Obama joins his running mate on...http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=317 Group Ranks Librarys Web Site No. 8- August 28, 2008 The Brookings Institution this week rated 61 federal Web sites based on 18 criteria such as publications, databases, audiovisual material, disability access, personalization, and privacy and security policies. This blog&8217;s mother ship, LOC.gov, ranked No. 8. The full PDF report is here. (Congrats to our friends at USA.gov!) We&8217;re constantly working to enhance our Web presence, to present more content in more useful ways, and to improve the user experience. And we&8217;re doing it all...http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=316 The Book of Secrets, Back Home Again- August 27, 2008 Time was, the most common question we would get at the Library of Congress was, &8220;Where are all the books&8221; (The answer is here.) But a new question has begun to rival that query in frequency: &8220;Where is the &8216;Book of Secrets&8217;&8221; Well, for the next month, at least, you can find it at the Library of Congress&8217;s Thomas Jefferson Building. The December 2007 movie &8220;National Treasure: Book of Secrets&8221; has been written about here before. The heroes of the smash..http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=315 More on the Conventions- August 27, 2008 Further to the &8220;Surface&8221; technology I mentioned yesterday, you can see it in action for yourself in this ABC News story (about halfway in). NOTE: Sometimes it will say that the previous link doesn&8217;t exist, which is generally rectified by refreshing your browser. Also on the convention front, I&8217;m pleased to announce that the Library has its own &8220;embed&8221; who will be covering both party conventions for us. Photographer Carol M. Highsmith, who has already donated to the.http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=314 |